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by Vietor
Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Transform 'Cuda 7200.11 1.5tb into Velociraptor Killer
Replies: 78
Views: 82924

"that outperforms a $230 VelociRaptor 300TB in almost every way." Every way but the most important one: seek time. Moreover, in a real world desktop condition using a reasonable filesystem, you will frequently benefit more from having the extra space so that the filesystem can avoid fragmentation th...
by Vietor
Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:09 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Would a Server Rack that Reduces Noise Need to be over 25U?
Replies: 21
Views: 8827

Thanks for the reply. The XRackPro has been on the market for over 9 years and there has been thousands of units sold... just think if we did have better information :) Seriously, we have been trying to do another revision of the web site, but we out grew our building and had to move to a much larg...
by Vietor
Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:01 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Would a Server Rack that Reduces Noise Need to be over 25U?
Replies: 21
Views: 8827

As mentioned above, I think the key is that if more than 25U worth of equipment is in use, it is likely that there will also be dedicated server space. Off topic, but more importantly, is the fact that there is simple not enough information on your website to make any sort of reasonable purchasing d...
by Vietor
Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:09 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: QMicra from PC Design Lab: SFF Super-sized
Replies: 33
Views: 31087

All filters require replacement at some stage, it's just a question of whether that replacement cycle is measured in months or years. You're basically looking for a self-cleaning filter, I don't know if they actually exist. I was unclear, though a self cleaning filter would be pretty useful. What I...
by Vietor
Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:40 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: QMicra from PC Design Lab: SFF Super-sized
Replies: 33
Views: 31087

The combination of: Prominent high quality switches for reliable operation and: http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/qmicra/filter.jpg Was nearly enough to cause me to rupture something. Contrary to what you may be thinking though, I am not mocking Mr LaLopa, nor his product. You see, that is ...